Royal Visits

Each year the Queen and other members of the Royal family attend nearly 3,000 visits
throughout the
United Kingdom.

Official functions often feature prominently in such visits, including opening new buildings,
meeting
local dignitaries and visiting businesses,
schools, hospitals and other public buildings as well as community schemes, military units
and
charities.

As patrons of over 3,000 charities, members of the Royal Family also visit a large number of
charity
organisations and projects each year.

The best initial point of contact for Kincardineshire visits by any member of the Royal
Family is via
the
Lord-Lieutenant, who is responsible for advising on invitations and for
co-ordinating the programme of any Royal visitor.

The Lord-Lieutenant will then liaise with Buckingham Palace, the private Office of the
prospective
Royal
visitor and the host organisation.

Invitations to members of the Royal Family are welcomed, although not all can be fulfilled
owing to
the
large numbers.

Each invitation is given careful consideration, and in some cases another member of the Royal
Family
will
be able to attend instead.

All invitations to the Queen or any member of the Royal Family for future engagements in
Kincardineshire
can be directed to: the Clerk to the Lieutenancy.

Remembrance

In the United Kingdom, Remembrance Sunday is the day "to commemorate the contribution of British and
Commonwealth military and civillian servicemen and women in the two World Wars and later conflicts".
It is held on the second Sunday in November - the Sunday nearest to 11 November, Armistice Day, the
anniversary of the end of hostilities in the First World War at 11am in 1918.

Across Kincardineshire, Remembrance Sunday is marked by ceremonies at local war memorials in towns
and villages, attended by civic dignitaries, ex-servicemen and -women (many are members of the Royal
British Legions and other veterans' organisations), members of local armed forces regular and
reserve units (Royal Navy and Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Marines and Royal Marines Reserve, Army and
Territorial Army, Royal Air Force and Royal Auxiliary Air Force).

Military cadet forces (Sea Cadet
Corps, Army Cadet Force and Air Training Corps as well as the Combined Cadet Force) and youth
organisations (e.g Scouts, Boys' Brigade, Girls' Brigade and Guides) also attend. Wreaths of
remembrance poppies are laid on the memorials and two minutes' silence is held at 11am.

The Lord-Lieutenant, the Vice Lord-Lieutenant and all the Deputy Lieutenants are invited by the Royal
British Legion to visit their respective local services as representatives of the Monarchy. They
lead the procession and should lay their wreaths first on behalf of the Queen.

Seating

At other functions, the Lord-Lieutenant should be seated in the same place as you would seat a
member of the Royal Family - as a principal guest.
Issues relating to protocol and precedence can be clarified in consultation with the
Lord-Lieutenant's office.

Church Services and seating

At funerals, the Lord-Lieutenant or her representative (unless attending in personal capacity)
always enters the church last (two minutes before the start of the service or before the coffin)
and always leaves straight after the family.
For other church services, the Lord-Lieutenant or her representative enters last or leaves
first.
The usual arrangement is for the Lord-Lieutenant to be seated at the front of the nave on the
south side.
For funerals, if the family is on the south side, the Lord-Lieutenant sits on the north side at
the front and on the aisle edge.

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Discover Kincardineshire

Kincardineshire still exists as the ancient county title with defined geographical
boundaries. The Lord Lieutenant is Her Majesty the Queen's representative for the country.
Aberdeenshire is only the name of the Local Authority and not part of the postal address. Please
continue to use "Kincardineshire" as your postal address, as permitted by Royal Mail.

Contact Gordon Ritchie Clerk to Lieutenancy

Correct form of etiquette

In a Speech: In the preamble, the Lord-Lieutenant should be referred to as
'Lord-Lieutenant'.

A speech might begin: 'Lord-Lieutenant, Ladies and
Gentlemen...'

Conversation: Mrs Kinghorn should be initially addressed as 'Lord-Lieutenant'
and
thereafter as Mrs Kinghorn.

If the Lord-Lieutenant is represented by the Vice Lord-Lieutenant or a Deputy, the above
etiquette should be adapted accordingly i.e
'Dear Vice Lord-Lieutenant', 'Dear Deputy Lieutenant'. A speech might begin 'Vice
Lord-Lieutenant, Ladies and Gentlemen...' or 'Deputy Lieutenant...'